Oct 03 Watch 7:24 How a Boston program is transforming the way we train teachers By PBS News Hour The Boston Teacher Residency, an AmeriCorps service program that recruits future teachers and places them in schools for practical experience is being heralded as a model for training teachers. And other cities have begun to take notice. NewsHour's Christopher Booker… Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch 7:33 Today’s newest teachers face tough job odds, high turnover By PBS News Hour Is it a good time to become a teacher? Salaries haven't kept up with inflation, tenure is under attack and standardized test scores are being used to fire teachers. And that's if you get a job. Special correspondent for education… Continue watching
May 09 Watch 3:25 As the city prospers around them, Austin teachers may miss out By PBS News Hour Even though Austin, Texas, is one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation and a magnet for the technology and arts industries, not every sector is enjoying the good times. Many students live below the poverty line, and some of… Continue watching
Apr 17 #IWishMyTeacherKnew offers insight into minds of students By Colleen Shalby In an effort to learn more about her third grade students, Colorado-based teacher Kyle Schwartz prompted them to tell her: what I wish my teacher knew. Continue reading
Feb 27 Teachers unintentionally turn girls away from math and science, study finds By Laura Santhanam However unintended these biases may be, they help to shape women's career paths for years to come, said Edith Sand, an economist at the Bank of Israel and economics professor at Tel Aviv University. Continue reading
Dec 05 Helping kids understand their rights when they’re stopped by the police By Amber Joseph How do we help students not lose hope?… Continue reading
Oct 27 Expecting a public pension? Don’t hold your breath for Social Security too By Laurence Kotlikoff In some states, the earnings of government employees, like teachers, do not count toward Social Security. Any Social Security benefits they've earned, even those from a spouse, may be reduced by half of the public employee's non-covered pension. Continue reading
Oct 15 What teachers need to know about undocumented students By Amy Mazur How can teachers and other professionals facilitate school success for recent undocumented immigrant students who come to the U.S.?… Continue reading
Jul 07 Department of Education launches plan to attract good teachers to high-poverty schools By Kimberly Hefling, Associated Press As part of the initiative, the Education Department said it will ask states to develop new, comprehensive educator equity plans. It is also investing $4.2 million to start a new technical assistance network to help states and districts create and… Continue reading
Jun 17 Report finds states raising bar for aspiring teachers By Kyla Calvert Mason For the second year in a row, the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) has given failing grades to many programs preparing future teachers to enter the classroom. Continue reading